If he counted the ti before he transmigrated, Sherwin figured it had been over ten years since he had cried this miserably.
Things in the world of pirates were unreasonable even when they weren’t Devil Fruits. Even after drinking the "dicinal wine," Sherwin hadn’t had any sad mories stirred up, yet he simply couldn’t stop crying.
And it wasn’t the kind of dry crying where only tears flowed. There was a genuine sorrow lingering in his heart. It could be said that this mushroom was basically the sorrowful version of a Negative Hollow.
From a certain perspective, this thing was even more troubleso than Perona Hollow-Hollow Fruit, because it wasn’t a Devil Fruit. Even Haki couldn’t resist its effects.
Of course, its drawback was obvious as well. Unlike Perona Negative Hollows, which completely robbed their targets of the will to resist once they were hit, this mushroom didn’t go that far.
Although Sherwin had cried miserably just now, he still had the ability to grab those little furballs who had tricked him and spank them. He simply chose not to.
After all, he hadn’t exactly been kind to his own Felynes either. Teasing each other was one of the ways they showed closeness.
Since he had already fallen for it, there was no point dwelling on it. He would just bottle it up and find a way to get them back next ti.
"Mm-hmm... So its effect really is the sa type as the Laughter Mushroom. Looks like my guess was right. These mushrooms are part of a series, ow."
Haibara ow nodded while quickly recording Sherwin reactions after "taking the dicine" in her experint notebook.
Playful as she was, this little black-bellied cat was still very serious when it ca to proper work.
As for the Hunter who had just been tricked...
Naturally, he cooperated with Haibara ow research in his role as a qualified test subject.
"Now that you ntion it... it is pretty similar. After eating a Laughter Mushroom, you also start feeling happy for no reason."
Sherwin nodded thoughtfully in agreent.
Although the Crying Mushroom was a specialty unique to Amazon Lily, there was a similar Laughter Mushroom found elsewhere. On so islands, it was even used to make a drink called "Happy Water"...
Mm, it really is water that can make people happy.
However, if you drink too much of that stuff, it easy to develop a psychological dependence. After all, the state of ordinary people in the world of pirates is... well, those who understand, understand. So quite a few people choose to use this kind of "happy water" to escape reality.
"It not just the Cry mushroom," Haibara ow said, putting away her notebook and pen, shaking her head as she spoke.
"There also a Rage mushroom on this island. After eating it, you’ll feel a naless fury rising inside you... It seems pretty suitable for enhancing demon mode potions, ow."
Sherwin: "..."
What is this supposed to be? Emotion-type mushrooms for joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness?
The species in the world of pirates are, as always, completely chaotic.
Having already seen far too many strange and bizarre things, Sherwin calmly made that comnt in his heart.
...
Over the next few days, Haibara ow did not continue researching the mushrooms they had found on Amazon Lily.
Instead, she focused her efforts on figuring out how to remove the Hoof of the Dragon mark from the backs of the three Boa sisters.
Although it was rely a brand the Celestial Dragons used to mark their slaves, this thing was extrely unusual.
According to Hancock, the mark had been burned onto their backs with a branding iron by the Celestial Dragons—just as Sherwin had seen in the manga.
However, Haibara ow told Sherwin that what appeared on Hancock back was actually more like a tattoo embedded deep within the skin, and there were no signs of any burn scars at all.
In Sherwin mory, when the Sun Pirates covered the Hoof of the Dragon mark, they seed to have used branding as well...
Maybe this was so kind of tattooing technique unique to the world of pirates?
Setting aside the matter of tattoo techniques for now, the truly unusual aspect of the Hoof of the Dragon mark was its stubbornness—it simply could not be removed.
Haibara ow once tried scraping off a small patch of Marigold skin. But after using Angel Potion to regenerate it, the portion that had been removed still retained part of the Hoof of the Dragon pattern, as if her skin had naturally grown that way from the start.
"I even suspect that if we washed off the tattoos of those fish-n in the Sun Pirates who were once slaves, we would still see this strange hoof mark underneath, ow."
(=ˇˇ=)
After a series of attempts, Haibara ow spoke to Sherwin with a grave expression.
In other words, if the Celestial Dragons were truly determined to reclaim their slaves, simply covering the mark with a tattoo would not actually be of much use...
It was just that, given the temperant of those Celestial Dragons, they would hardly ever bother to go that far.
"You didn’t test it on Hancock and the others?" Sherwin asked curiously. Having only speculation without verification didn’t seem like sothing a research-oriented Felyne like Haibara ow would do.
"They’re far too deeply afraid of the Celestial Dragons, ow."
Haibara ow shook her head. "If they found out that the tattoo-covering thod doesn’t work, and I still haven’t found a way to remove the mark, they would definitely start living in fear again, ow."
"Oh my! Our little Haibara ow really is a good girl!"
Sherwin scooped up the little kitten in one motion and showered her fluffy little head with a barrage of kisses.
"Don’t get so close! You stupid Hunter, ow!"
(=`Д=)
Haibara ow waved her tiny kitty fists and smacked Sherwin repeatedly.
However, this tsundere little cat only sounded fierce with her complaints. The paws patting against Sherwin head didn’t use any real strength at all, and her tail behind her had already curled into the shape of a question mark from happiness.
Very soon, Haibara ow threw herself back into researching the Hoof of the Dragon mark, and this ti she even pulled Purah ow along, even though Purah ow wasn’t particularly skilled in this area.
Of course, Purah ow so-called lack of skill was only in comparison to a fellow research-type genius cat like Haibara ow, as well as native pirate-world genius scientists such as Vegapunk and Vinsmoke Judge.
With the full cooperation of the two genius research Felynes, their work quickly made progress. In the end, the solution unexpectedly circled back to the special mushrooms found on Amazon Lily.
And the one that proved useful was the "Body-Growing Mushroom" from the manga—the one that nearly killed Luffy and almost got his second brother plucked off.
Simply put, they made use of the "Body-Growing Mushroom" properties to transfer the Hoof of the Dragon mark onto the mushrooms that sprouted from the body, and then directly plucked them off.
As for how Haibara ow and Jinx managed to accomplish this, and how they ensured it wouldn’t reappear on the backs of the Boa sisters—
With Sherwin ager scientific knowledge, he naturally had no idea whatsoever.
Besides, with how the physics and ecology of the pirate world differ so drastically from Earth, even if he had been from the Academy of Sciences before transmigrating, he still might not have been able to figure it out.
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